Tutorials

Introducing Newton 2, the latest update to the physics plugin-in for After Effects by Motion Boutique. Newton converts After Effects layers into rigid bodies which lets users add gravity, friction, magnetism, and joints. Make sure to hop on over to Aetuts+ for the After Effects sample comp and files to this tutorial. You can also pickup a copy of Newton at AEscripts.com. Read more

Welcome, in this tutorial I’ll show you how to rig a character in After Effects using the Newton plugin. First I’ll walk you through the basics of setting of a character rig then move into different case studies. Read more

This tutorial covers how to apply expressions to the x and y positions separately in the puppet tool. In the previous tutorial, Wiggle on Position, I showed you how to apply a wiggle position to x and y separately using the Separate Dimensions option. The puppet tool in After Effects doesn’t have this option so we have to use an expression to achieve the same effect.